HEALTH

Summer is here, and it’s already dangerously hot. A major heat wave has swept the central and eastern United States, with temperatures climbing higher than 100 degrees. Nationwide, the season is

Susan Monarez, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told senators Wednesday that she values vaccines, public health interventions and rigorous scientific evidence, but

EPA King’s College Hospital was one of the affected NHS trusts, along with St Thomas’ and certain GP services The death of one person has been linked to a ransomware attack

Tempers often soar sky-high on airplanes—and that’s not just because of the cramped quarters, lack of an escape route, and frequent delays. In the same way that travelers are geographically and

Bystander CPR training may have contributed to fewer heart attack deaths in the past five decades piyamas dulmunsumphun / Alamy Stock Photo Deaths from heart attacks have plummeted in the US

Amongst all the trending nail designs everyone’s been trying lately, there’s one we can always rely on: ombré nails. With constant trends like glass nails and coconut milk nails, the soft

New Yorkers are sending a clear message: The city isn’t delivering enough. The Citizens Budget Commission’s recent survey, Straight From New Yorkers, paints a stark picture with residents rating quality of

England’s poorest areas will get billions in extra health funding under new government plans to tackle stark inequalities in access to care and health outcomes. NHS services in deprived and coastal

Associated Press DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos (AP) — Irán ejecutó a tres prisioneros más el miércoles por presuntamente espiar para Israel, informó su agencia de noticias estatal IRNA, los últimos ahorcamientos

A week before they are due to start work at U.S. hospitals, hundreds of doctors from abroad are still waiting to obtain visas granting them temporary stays in the country. Many

For years, I trusted the words, “You’re healthy,” at my annual physicals.  As someone diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) at 16, I had battled my metabolism my entire life, watching

LONDON — Efforts to vaccinate children globally have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to tetanus, polio, tuberculosis and other diseases that can be easily prevented. Protection from measles in particular

The High Court has heard claims that the health regulator, the Care Quality Commission, “acted irrationally” when it registered England’s first private clinic offering gender treatment to under-18s. The case, brought

If you want to protect yourself from mosquitoes and ticks—which seem to be everywhere this year—you might need to enlist a heavy-hitter. Insect experts reach for one thing: permethrin. Here’s what